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DOUBLE POST!!

@Crowvette

I don't mind if you want to wait but I actually discourage waiting for other players to post before they do. One of the reasons is that two players might actually be waiting on each other.
@Restalaan

Hmm, let me think on this.

Which I can take long on 'cause...

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Hey everyone! Update will be delayed to next week to give time to those who haven't posted yet.

Sorry to those who posted early. :(
Update out! Sorry I couldn't wait for the others but I need to get the update out since I'll be busy this week.

Also, Xaltwind rescinded their latest character. :(
"Where's your shirt, and what's with the cows?"

"It's the work of the yokai taskforce... provoked by your men."

"..."

"Kikyo, I don't want to fight the people I'm supposed to be defending."

"...Forgive me, milord. I should've kept a closer eye on them, but--"

"I know that I am defiling Shizuyama's tradition by working with the yokai, and I am willing to accept punishment for it."

"But we cannot be divided right now. Or else, we will lose Shizuyama one way or another. Is that clear?"

"I understand..."






Shizuyama Wilderness

A TIME TO HEAL



"Why not regale the boy with tales of your romantic exploits, Curry?"
Relica Rune Nox-Umbra


"Well, there was that one time back in Grelden when you and I were on 24 hour outpost duty, we got bored one night, started having drinks, one fun lead to another and then we had some really steamy se- A-A-A-A-Anyway, this is no place t-to discuss such things, d-d-don't you think!? H-H-Hey, kid!? You said shared those shrooms with another f-family, right!? How 'bout I go check on them real q-quick!? G-Gotta see how much this sickness is a-affecting the village, r-right!?"
Kerry Maros


"W-Wait--!" The boy stammered but Kerry was already gone. With his jaw still open, he turned to Relica. "I-I had no idea the two of you were together." He jumped to the conclusion.

"How long have you two been together? Where did you two meet?" The boy started questions, powering through the pain just to know these juicy details. "How will you two have children? Err, sorry. I haven't even asked if you two are interested in children."

It was a good thing neither the monk nor the mother were here to hear all of this, and only Eula and the boy. Otherwise, the 'news' may spread faster than either Relica and Kerry could explain.

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Walking to the nearest house and inquiring, the sliding doors opened and Kerry was met with a boy younger than their patient wearing a yellow kimono top. The boy gasped at the sight of the Hornet and was speechless for a moment before an older voiced called from the inside. "Jin! Who is it?"

"It's a-- it's a yokai, father." The boy named Jin replied. "I-I don't know what she wants..."

"I know the monk says good things about them, but we should still be wary." The father declared. "Just tell her to go away."

"I-I'm sorry, madam yokai." The young Jin bowed. "But I'm afraid we can't help with whatever you need."



Kazenosuke's House

KAZENOSUKE, DANCING BLADE



Kazenosuke watched his taskforce opponent closely. His brow raised when Shizuka disappeared into three images of himself. The dancing swordsman was sure his technique could parry all three attacks, and that was assuming all three attacks were real. However, the plan changed when he saw Io cast a spell beam aimed at him.

Trusting his instincts, Kazenosuke stopped spinning his blade and brought his scabbard up to block the beam. His scabbard froze instantly and the sudden drop in temperature made him drop it, shattering into a thousand pieces upon hitting the ground. But this left him open and all three images of the azure swordsman descended upon him, where all three strikes hit. Kazenosuke tried to block, but it was late and futile.

The dancing swordsman reeled, blood dripping on his clothes. He stumbled to his abode, his back against the wall. "You... You think this is over?" He muttered before raising his sword but not doing the signature spin. "I'm still standing, don't you see?"



Fukami Port

LOST AT SEA



Alice arrived at Fukami Port, searching for a vessel that would take her to Hama Island. Her tall physique and the arm infested with a Cursed Sword made it clear that she was no human, making the villagers hide in their homes at her arrival. Quite unfortunate, until a male voice called out to her.

"Yooo! Welcome to Fukami Port, madam monster!" A strange individual emerged from one of the houses. He appeared to be a western knight, so not someone from Shizuyama. But that was not the strangest part, his armor seem to be painted in a plethora of bright colors. From helm to boots, he radiated light like a clear rainbow in a drizzle. One could imagine this man not needing to put effort to get noticed.

"Sorry, the people here are pretty suspicious of foreigners. Especially when an entire fleet of foreigners are besieging their island home." The man explained. "Still, they're good people and I'm sure they'll help out a good ol' taskforce member repel these dastardly Varjans." He continued with exaggerated arm movements to help convince Alice.

"So, what do you need? Just let your Ian onii-chan know."



Terauchi Temple


~ @Hammerman, @Restalaan (SKA & GRI), @AzureKnight (HIN & ATS), @The Irish Tree (LIL) ~


Alice was seen heading out pretty quickly wearing a peasant's dress. To where, no one knew. Presumably she was on her way to fulfill another request.

"I believe Takeshi-san and Kikyo-san were discussing something in private."
Atsuha Hangai


"Oh, I see." Ayu replied, but took notice of Atsuha's downtrodden expression and just noticed the unconscious Hinami. "Oh gods, what happened to Madam Hinami?!" She exclaimed. "Does she need help?! I have medicinal herbs--"

"She started attacking indiscrimately while she was rescuing me and Takeshi from Shizuyaman traitors." Yurine came back after hearing Ayu's loud voice. "Her spider sister came to me specifically to see if I can help with her berserker rage. All I can do for her is put her in a relaxed state where her madness can be dealt inside her head."

"Ohhh! Thank you very much, Lady Yurine!" Ayu bowed.

"The fighting and the walking has take a toll on these old bones." Yurine told Atsuha. "But I have the necessary ingredients so we can begin immediately if it is urgent."








~~ TAKESHI'S JOURNEY ~~


*Finish 'Pre-Emptive Strike' to unlock next tale*

~~ TAKAMORI TALES ~~




~~ SORAE TALES ~~


*Finish 'Pre-Emptive Strike' to unlock next tale*

~~ TALES OF SHIZUYAMA ~~










~~ LEGENDARY TALES ~~


@Xaltwind

Accepted and I'll be writing her in on the next update.
@Xaltwind

ÒwÓ
Update out! UwU
Kozukata Cemetery

YURINE, DEATH KEEPER

~ @Hammerman, @Restalaan (SKA & GRI), @AzureKnight (HIN & ATS), @The Irish Tree (LIL), @Enkryption ~


"Miss, are you alright? I didn't really know the situation before coming here, but...aren't these samurai guys supposed to serve Lord Takeshi? Why were they trying to fight him?"
Liliana


Yuwine sighed. "i'm afwaid iwt's nowt thawt simpwe, wittwe owne. Takeshi may be the son of wowd hideo, but sowme wawwiows of shizuyama sewve the iswand's twaditions above aww ewse. They think thawt those who betway the twaditions desewve punishment, even fow peopwe wike takeshi. Especiawwy fow peopwe wike takeshi." the owd wawwiow expwained. "nowmawwy, thiws iws nowt a pwobwem. But we awe nowt in any sowt of nowmawcy hewe."

"I see you brought the lilies with you, I'm glad that you were able to find them. Oh!, are you and Luna-chan alright?! Were you two attacked while you were away?"
Atsuha Hangai


"Yes, we were attacked, By Varjans at that. They wanted to think I killed the young lord. Can you believe it?"
Lunatea Vern Farnsworth


"eww, nowt by vawjans. By wawwiows of shizuyama." the bawe-chested takeshi cwawified. "they wewe twoops undew kikyo. They pwobabwy thought i betwayed ouw homewand by awwying with uwu. I... suppose i cawn't fauwt thewm fow thinking thawt." but the young wowd wemained wesowute. "howevew, attacking me iws a wine they shouwd nevew have cwossed. They desewved whawt happened tuwu thewm hewe."

"miwowd!" kikyo awwived with hew howse, vewy much wate tuwu the pawty. "awe uwu awwight?!"

takeshi, howevew, wooked at hew with disappointment. "i'm quite awwight, kikyo. But i was attacked... by youw men."

"i found thewm acting suspicious eawwiew, so i wawned the yokai taskfowce. Wooks wike they wewe successfuw in saving uwu." kikyo expwained befowe disembawking hew steed. "my wowd, i am vewy sowwy..." she kneewed awnd bowed hew head in fwont of takeshi.

"get up, kikyo." takeshi owdewed befowe wooking tuwu yuwine awnd the taskfowce. "yuwine, take the taskfowce awnd head fow tewauchi tempwe. I wawnt tuwu have a wowd with kikyo awone. Evewyone, uwu aww have my gwatitude fow saving me again. Uwu may have youw eccentwicities, but know thawt i appweciate the hewp uwu continue tuwu give me awnd the iswand." the young wowd then bowed.

"miwowd, wiww uwu two be awwight?" yuwine asked tuwu which takeshi nodded. "vewy weww. Wet's gow, evewyone."



Shizuyama Wilderness

A TIME TO HEAL



With evewyone in agweement, euwa accompanied the gwoup towawds the diseased camp. They quickwy wesumed theiw wawk, weaving behind the fawwen vawjan patwow who wewe now missing awmow pieces in theiw outfit.

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passing thwough a fowest, the gwoup soon entewed a smaww viwwage wocated inside with onwy thwee ow fouw houses in sight. "kishi viwwage. Whiwe i'm gwad thawt the invadews haven't found thiws pwace yet, the peopwe hewe weawwy shouwd head somewhewe safew." the monk wemawked. The viwwage was quiet, with nowt a souw outside at the time being. Pewhaps they have indeed evacuated unwike whawt the monk thought.

thawt iws, untiw... "heawew! heawew!" a viwwagew woman came wunning tuwu the gwoup. "thank goodness, uwu'we hewe!"

"mika? whawt iws iwt?"

"it's my son." the woman wepwied. "i think he ate something poisonous."

"take me tuwu him." the monk immediatewy decwawed befowe tuwning tuwu hiws taskfowce escowt. "i know we awe own an uwgent business, but i cannot ignowe thiws. Fowgive me." the monk bowed befowe fowwowing the woman tuwu hew house with the taskfowce having no choice but tuwu gow with.

as they got cwosew tuwu mika's house, pained gwunts couwd be heawd coming fwom the abode. Entewing, mika showed the heawew awnd the taskfowce hew son: an avewage but cute boy in hiws teenage yeaws. Awthough, hiws pained face whiwe wying own a stwaw mat cwutching hiws stomach mawwed whawt wooks he had. "what did he eat?" the monk immediatewy asked as he began inspecting the boy.

"just sowme mushwooms we picked eawwiew." mika answewed. "we have had no food fow a day now awnd we thought they wewe safe."

the monk nodded hiws head. "can uwu show me whewe uwu found the mushwooms?" mika wesponded with an 'of couwse' awnd the monk tuwned tuwu hiws escowt. "i wiww join mika tuwu find the mushwooms. Uwu giwws stay hewe awnd keep an eye own the poow chiwd. Down't wowwy, we won't be wong." the monk awnd the mothew then took off, with the wattew asking if hew son wouwd be awwight with the yokai with monk assuwing hew.

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awnd so, the taskfowce was weft with the aiwing boy. "uuughhhh..." he gwoaned in hiws mat. "how embawwassing... Awnd i was supposed tuwu confess tuwu hew tomowwow." the boy gwoaned again, pwobabwy both fwom the pain awnd the inconvenience. "we shawed ouw food with hew famiwy a few days ago. We... might have ovewdid iwt..."

"hey, yokai. The heawew awways said uwu peopwe wewe vewy good at things wike wove..." the boy stawted. "do uwu know how tuwu confess tuwu someone without wooking wike a wosew who got sick?"



Kazenosuke's House

KAZENOSUKE, DANCING BLADE



Shizuka aimed tuwu pawwy the spinning bwade but once hiws swowd touched kazenosuke's, the opposite happened. The azuwe swowdsman, himsewf, was pawwied awnd kazenosuke spun, swashing shizuka in the awm. Swift wike the wind, the dancing swowdsman managed tuwu add thwee mowe swashes at the fwinched shizuka awnd dwew bwood fwom the taskfowce weadew.

but the dancing swowdsman did nowt need tuwu add the thwee additionaw swashes, awnd kazenosuke paid fow iwt by noticing too wate the incoming yuki. The oni managed tuwu hit kazenosuke's wib with hew cwaws, shwedding cwoth. Kazenosuke wetawiated with a heavy swash thawt yuki couwd easiwy dodge, but then fowwowed iwt up with a stwong thwust tuwu the bewwy with hiws scabbawd, doing wittwe but sending the oni stumbwing bawck next tuwu shizuka.

kazenosuke began spinning hiws bwade again, hiws uwtimate shiewd. An iwonic use of hiws weapon.



Terauchi Temple


~ @Hammerman, @Restalaan (SKA & GRI), @AzureKnight (HIN & ATS), @The Irish Tree (LIL), @Enkryption ~


The west of thiws pawticuwaw taskfowce gwoup awwived showtwy aftew awice did, but the mad hattew had awweady gone tuwu west somewhewe in the tempwe gwounds. Othew than thawt, the tempwe wemained the same as evew.

"i'm disappointed thawt the tempwe was actuawwy the headquawtews of yokai sympathizews, but i am awso wewieved iwt has become a haven fow those escaping fwom the vawjan invasion." yuwine wemawked upon awwivaw at tewauchi tempwe. "i think i'ww be westing fow now. I'ww see uwu aww watew, yokai."

"oh, wow. Uwu guys have managed tuwu get yuwine." ayu came tuwu gweet the awwiving taskfowce. "awice awwived nowt wong befowe uwu guys but she's westing somewhewe awound hewe. Anyway, how did the mission gow? howd own, whewe's wowd takeshi? awnd wady kikyo? didn't she gow with uwu guys?"








~~ TAKESHI'S JOURNEY ~~


*Finish 'Pre-Emptive Strike' to unlock next tale*

~~ TAKAMORI TALES ~~




~~ SORAE TALES ~~


*Finish 'Pre-Emptive Strike' to unlock next tale*

~~ TALES OF SHIZUYAMA ~~










~~ LEGENDARY TALES ~~








~ Hideout ~




Utilizing Leon's distraction, Evelyn managed to get the jump on the bandit holding the anti-magic orb. The device turned off as it escaped the brigand's hand, returning magic into the air. And with magic back, Evelyn wasted no time casting her powerful spells; blasting away Einer's and Leon's enemies before summoning a starry constellation above the battlefield which paralyzed the thugs, barely even able to move even a muscle. Even if they tried to use their firearms, they found it was all broken.

Einer watched in awe as the stars above grew in size before blasting the hapless bandits, leaving bodies in its wake. Only one of them seemed to survive the ordeal - the 'worker' whom the Reavers followed from the factory. He had surrendered and told the Reavers that he would give up the weapons.

Evelyn was about to respond, approaching the mole, but then tumbled to the ground face first from exhaustion.

”H-Hey, Fae boy. I may have…made a small miscalculation and used up too much mana with that last attack. It’s not like I need it but, I certainly wouldn’t mind a little bit of help either…”
Evelyn Grace


"I think i have had it with explosions and crazy people for one night, let's go retrieve those stolen goods."
Leon Hyksos


"Indeed, I think our little fight there got a tad more intense than anticipated." Einer replied, having bandaged his wound with some first aid looted from an apparently prepared bandit. Still hurt like hell, though. "I think I know just the song to calm our nerves." With his lyre, Einer began playing the Song of Este as they entered the hideout. The mellow tune began soothing the injuries of the party and relieving fatigue.
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